Police: Dispute leads to assault charges

A 29-year-old man accused of fracturing bones in his roommate's face with his fists on Saturday was arraigned by video from the Lenawee County Jail on Monday.

A $250,000 bond was continued for Aaron Jori Bodenberger pending a preliminary hearing set for Dec. 23 in Lenawee County District Court. Bodenberger is charged with assault with intent to commit great bodily harm, a felony carrying a maximum 10-year prison term.

An argument over loud music sparked the assault shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Adrian police reports. The 27-year-old victim is a roommate of Bodenberger in a home on St. Joseph Street.

The victim told police Bodenberger confronted him over music he was playing. After shouting at each other, the two calmed down, he said, but they argued again minutes later. The victim said Bodenberger then tackled him, sat on his chest, struck him in the face three or four times with his fists, and choked him. When Bodenberger released him, the victim said, he drove to the nearby Papa John's Pizza store at West Maumee and McKenzie streets to call police.

An officer reported the victim's face was bloody and his right eye swollen shut. He said the victim said several of his teeth were knocked out. He was taken to ProMedica Bixby Hospital for treatment of injuries that included bone fractures from above his right eye to his jaw line, according to reports.

Bodenberger was also taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries to his knuckles before being taken to jail. He told police he was defending himself from an assault and repeatedly struck the victim in the face in an attempt to knock him out to stop the assault.